Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Xiling Gorge of China mainly refers to Xiling Gorge located in Yichang City, Hubei Province, the western section of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, starting from Xiangxikou in Badong County in the west and ending at Nanjinguan in Yichang in the east, with a total length of 76 kilometers, which is the longest canyon in the Three Gorges, known as the "dangerous" canyon. With steep cliffs on both sides, strange peaks, and fast-flowing river, it is known as "Xiling Gorge, with heavy rocky peaks and hidden sky and sun". As a meeting place of ancient Ba-chu culture, Xiling Gorge not only carries Qu Yuan, Zhaojun and other historical legends, but also due to the completion of the Three Gorges Project to form the high gorges and flat lakes, a blend of natural wonders and humanistic heritage, and become an important node on the Yangtze River Golden Tourism Route, attracting tourists to appreciate the beauty of the "landscape painting gallery" and the weight of the millennium cultural lineage.
Batang County belongs to Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, located at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet provinces (autonomous regions), is an important post on the Tea and Horse Trail, and has been known as the "hometown of the strings" and the "Tibetan guards in the south of the river". Here the average altitude of about 3,000 meters, the Jinsha River meanders through, giving birth to a unique culture of Kham. The Tsopou ditch in the territory of the set of snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes, hot springs in one, sister lake blue as a jewel, the natural scenery is primitive and magnificent. Batang String Dance is included in the national intangible cultural heritage, every festival, Tibetan compatriots dressed in costumes, dancing and singing, passionate and unrestrained. The local food is a fusion of Tibetan and Chinese flavors, with unforgettable specialties such as the Batang String Banquet and Unity Buns, making it an ideal place to experience the Tibetan flavor in western Sichuan.